Johnstown Flood National Memorial

A gem of a lessor known historical site. Flight 93 Memorial is near by so do both.

Stumbled across this National Memorial on route to the Atlantic coast from Kentucky. I had read about this in college but very nice to see in person and learn the intricate details.

Enjoyed a short visit

I visited the Johnstown Flood National Memorial visitor center on a dreary December afternoon. (I was the only visitor.) I started with the movie. While intense, it tells the story of the disaster ...

A Manmade Disaster with more than 2,200 Deaths

A very nice visitor's center overlooking what was the lake & dam of the famous 1889 Johnstown Flood, and you can walk out onto an overlook on top of the actual dam. On the upper level of the visitor...

Short stop to remember the flood

My first time here, though I live not too far away. The movie is really the highlight - about 35 minutes long, it's a black and white part-documentary, part-horror flick. It shows at specific times, s...

Great to see in person.

What an experience getting to visualize the damn and lake in person after all of these years reading about it and watching the documentaries on television. This was a bonus stop on an impromptu histo...